Clamp for fruit-cans



(Nol/10681.)

M.- J. HAMLIN.

CLAMP FOB, PRUXT G-ANS. No. 384,361. PatentedJune l2, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PaTnniT @Fries-G MARY J. HAMLIN, OF BARTRAlVIi-TILLE, OHIO.

CLAMP FOR FRUIT-CAMSI @'PECIPCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. ($4,361, dated June l2, 1858.

Application filid April T, ISES,

To (LZZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, MARY J. HAMLIN, of Bartraniville, in the county of Lawrence and State of Ohio, have invented anew and Improved Combined XVeighing-Scale and Clamp- Standard for Fruit-Cans, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a device to be employed in putting up fruitin cans, and has for its object to provide a stand on which is mounted a scale for weighing the fruit and sugar to be put up, and a number of adjustable clamps for holding the covers on fruit-cans containing hot fruit until the wax applied to seal the covers has cooled and hardened.

The invention will he set forth in the following description and claims.

tete-rence is to be had to the accompanying drawings, 'forming a part of this specification, .in which similar tigures of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the device as in use. Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof.

ln putting up hot fruit in cans great annoyance and trouble have been occasioned in keeping the covers on the cans until the hot wax applied thereto has cooled, owing to the inconvenient means for that purpose. As the i'ruit is liable to spoil if air is admitted to the can after the cover has been put on, and as the steam in the can has a tendency to lift the cover oif and admit the air, it is highly important that the cover should be held on tight until the wax has cooled and the cover is sealed. For this reason it has been customary to place weights or other heavy objects on the covers, or to hold them on by a knife or spoon, as the covers are hot; but these means were not alwiays at hand, and much time was consumed in keeping the covers on in this way. To obviate these object-ions, the following-described device has been provided, by means of which the covers may be tightly held on a number of cans containing hot fruit until the wax applied to seal the covers has cooled, and by means of which at the same time fruit and sugar may be conveniently weighed in the proper quantities and put up hot in other cans preparatory to sealing.

ln the construction of this invention an upright or standard, l, is provided, mounted on a suitable base, 2,with thu nib-screws 3, or other Serial No. 269,952. (No model.)

suitable attaching devices, by means of which the upright or standard l is secured to a table or other support. ard is formed with a head, 4, in which is pivoted a weighing-scale, 5, and having at one side a bracket or stop, 6, which iimits the descent ofthe pan side of the scale 5. Upon the standard l, which is formed with a screwthread, 7 are mounted any number of lateral arms, S, having threaded openings at their inner ends, engaging the screw-thrci-id 7, so as to be moved tip-and down on the upright 1 by swinging them around it. the arms S are provided with set-screws 9, which are screwed down against the covers of the cans, the cans being indicated in position by dotted lines in the drawings. The arms S are lowered on the upright l by turning them about on the screw-thread 7, and as fast as the cans are filled with hot fruit, the covers pnt ou, and the wax applied they are placed beneath the outer ends of the said lowered arms 8 and the set-screws 9 tightened against the covers. The arms 8 will assume the different lateral positions shown in Fig. 2. The setscrews 9 are of different lengths to allow for the different heights of the arms 8 on the upright l and to reach the covers of the cans, which may be of different heights. The weighing-scale 5, being mounted on the upright l, is conveniently at hand for weighing the quantities of fruit and sugar to be put up, and the sealing of the covers on the hot cans is easily and effectively done. The standard, being detachabl y secured in place, can be set up in any location desired, and when notin use removed out of theway.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A clamp standard for holding covers ou cans containing hot fruit while being sealed, consisting of ascre\ 7-threaded upright and base and lateral arms having screr.'threaded openings at their inner ends engaging the screwthreadcd upright and setscrews at their outer ends, the lateral arms being vertically adjustable on the upright, substantially as shown and described.

2. A clampstandard for holding covers ou cans containing hot fruit while being sealed, consisting of an upright and base and lateral The upperend of the stand- L The outer ends of 65 IOO 4. A elampstandard for holding covers on cans containing hot fruit while being sealed, consisting of screw-threaded standard 1,mount ed on base 2, with thumb-screws 3,' and having lateral arms 8, engaging screw-thread 7 of upright l, with set-screws 9 of different lengths at the outer ends 0f arms 8, substantially as shown and described.

MARY J. HAMLIN.

Vitnesses:

G. R. RIGKETTS, I. W. OLLOM. 

